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This makes me sick.

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Meet Willie... he's coming to the rescue tomorrow. He was found wandering the streets of Montrose, Co. with an injury. His injury was a bullet that appears to have grazed his head. Someone shot at this dog with the intention of killing him. Fortunately, the bullet did just skid across his head, leaving that horrible mark on his head. The shelter did very Min. vet work... Not sure if we'll be able to do much more than give antibiotics and keep the wound clean...

Ugh... it never stops... And its always those who can't speak that suffer.:mad::(

That is terible! I just don't get these people who do things like this. Like why own an animal if you so obviously hate them??
I hope he gets better and finds a forever home!
Looks like a gorgeous dog, winermeriner? Spelling??

Oh my gosh, he's such a beautiful dog, how could anyone dream of hurting him!
I'm glad he's in safe hands now and he finds the home he deserves!

What a shame. He's a beautiful boy. Thank you to all the workers of shelters that do all the wonderful work for the animals. I too hope he finds his forever home

Can I keep him?
He is A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!

He's so beautiful. Stories like this always make me cry. Look at that face, you can see his pure hearted soul shining through. That anyone could take a shot at another living thing, it's unthinkable!

I'd take him in a heartbeat but I think my husband would send me to a shelter. ;)

Such a beautiful pup:) Other than being shot he looks very healthy.

That's disgusting what happened to him:(
How does a bullet skim like that without going in?:confused:

Poor, boy. (Don't tell Cats, but I want the pup, too. :) )

The physical damage looks like it will heal if he doesn't rip out his stitches or get an infection. I am concerned about the emotional and mental scars that will be left behind. I hope his 'people' are ready to deal with him over-reacting to loud noises like fireworks, thunder, cars backfiring, etc.

I'd still love to know what the breed (s) are! :)

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I'd still love to know what the breed (s) are! :)

Looks like a lot chocolate lab in him. I would hesitate to say purebred, but he looks close.

Hes a purebred German Shorthaired Pointer... They come in solid liver (brown). Hes a big boy... very friendly with people and other dogs. Got him in today... Rode beautifully in the car... His head almost looks healed... Theres a spot on the top of the head that is till open. He didn't get any stitches... We'll continue to give him antibiotics to keep infection out until the wound completely scabs over.

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Hes a purebred German Shorthaired Pointer... They come in solid liver (brown). Hes a big boy...very friendly with people and other dogs. Got him in today...Rode beautifully in the car... His head almost looks healed...Theres a spot on the top of the head that is till open. He didnt get any stitches... We'll continue to give him antibiotics to keep infection out until the wound completely scabs over.

If he didn't get any stitches, what is that on his head that looks like someone tried to stitch him up:confused:

I was think pointer?

Oops sorry, just saw that there was a 2nd page.
It's been a long week!

I was waiting for you to correct yourself :D hehe

Shh no one ready lucky's above post... Ok now Lucky you tell them that she is a pointer :P

I work at a veterinary clinic as a technician. The other day we had a similar story. A local rescue group brought in a cat with a broken jaw. We took radiographs of the jaw to examine the fracture. Not only were both sides of the lower jaw fractured but there was also a bullet in the cats head.

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Not only were both sides of the lower jaw fractured but there was also a bullet in the cats head.

Yikes that's horrible!! People can be so cruel. And the thing that kills me the most, is that they don't stop with being mean to animals... They're just as mean to people...

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If he didn't get any stitches, what is that on his head that looks like someone tried to stitch him up

It does look like he got worked on.. I thought staples... My mom talked to the shelter, and they said that they didn't do anything for him really. They kept the wound clean. I guess there was a debate at the shelter on if this was a bullet wound or not. From what the volunteer told me today, a vet diagnosed that it was a bullet wound. He looks real good now. I'm assuming they kept him on a 2 week stray hold... That picture was taken the day the shelter found him. I'll post a new one of him ASAP! For all the trauma... He's extremely friendly!

It almost looks like a knife wound. I'm having a hard time figuring out how a bullet would follow the curve of his nose to his forehead without penetrating.

Either way, I'm glad he's okay and in good hands. He really is a beauty and my husband really would kill me if I even mentioned getting him. How big is he? Maybe I could sneak him in, make hubby think he's been here the whole time. ;)

That picture the shelter sent us really looks bad. I'm curious how deep the wound actually was and what actually caused it. Bullet wounds can be strange... I know they can graze humans a lot... If only dogs could talk, right?

He's actually a big boy! Probably 55-60lbs... Of course not neutered. Hes got good weight on him... he's not very thin at all. He does have sores all over his body from what I guess is from laying on hard surfaces.

55 pounds is a bit more then I can hide from hubby. I think he'd notice. Maybe if I showed him the picture.. :)

I wouldn't want to put him through having to be transported to Canada anyway. The poor guy has been through enough.

I'm sure he'll find a good home with loving people. He deserves it. All animals do. :)

I'm sure he'll find a wonderful home living in a million dollar home (I'm not even kidding! That's were all our rescue dogs go). I doubt he'll stay with us long. The solid liver dogs don't stick around very long. I'll let you know when he finds a home!

I worked in dog rescue for some years. I saw an unwanted litter placed outside, in the Winter, to freeze to death while the mother tried to claw her way through a door. I saw an unwanted litter placed in an refrigerator to suffocate. I saw a moron inject a dog with hot sauce (yes, hot sauce) to see how it would react. I saw a dog beaten, locked in a bedroom, starved to death because it "couldn't" be housebroken.

I adopted a dog with cigar burns on her body; I adopted a puppy that had been thrown down the stairs - at 5 weeks - because she wasn't housebroken. My smaller dog is a rescue from a dog fight ring - she was a teaser dog and I had to go to Court to adopt her when I heard her story because she was evidence in a Court case.

There are a thousand horror stories.

I think we all have to save the ones we can and pray for the ones we can't.

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Well said Judy.
Last Sunday was the first Sunday in 6 years that out Shelter closed it's doors at closing with no dogs. I wish I could say the same with cats.
This is our newest addition. He was tied to the front door, with a plastic bag filled with poop tied around his neck.
He is friendly and adorable, and we are thinking less then a year.
Currently nameless.

He's beautiful... why would someone hurt another living being for any reason other than food or elimination of an active threat

He looks like he's having a blast in the snow. I wish I could join him. Snowball fight! ;)

How much does he weigh? Can I sneak him past hubby? ;)

Unfortuantly probably not, but we could take turns, you can have him one week, and tell hubby that "your friend" is in a jam and needs a last minute pet sitter and I will do the same and then we will swap off. Lol
He weighs almost 90 lbs. He is VERY tall, almost to my hip, I am 5'5, he is still under 12 months. Gorgeous dog, very friendly towards other dogs, and women, kind of unsure of men.

90 pounds! My 11 year old weighs just a tiny bit more then that! :eek:

I like your plan. It just might work. Are we driving him back and forth or chartering a plane? ;)

Bless you.

Wow, that's great that the shelter closed with no dogs in it!
I wish I could say the same for the shelter near my house... you drive within a mile or so and you can hear barking dogs... very sad.

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Bless you.

Judy, do you want in on the dog sharing program? ;)

Well I think one month we could charter, but we should think about going green, so maybe we could go splitz on a smart car... Ya Judy, New York wouldn't be out of the way :)
Shaz, yes they said it happens once in a Blue moon, but never lasts over the night. I live in a fairly small town, and people seem to be quite conservative, except when it comes to cats...

My rescue really hasn't gotten in a lot of sad cases. We are breed specific, so its mainly failed hunters.

However; We got in English Pointer puppy who had Demo. Mange so severe that he was completely bald. He couldn't stay out in the sun for any length of time because he would get sunburned. He was found in Ok. By a family. He was tossed out the window of a moving car in a wal-mart bag. He was only 4wks old. When we got him, he was close to 7wks... He battled severe worms, sunburn and the mange... He would cry when you touch him. It took us 2 full months to kill the mange. He now lives in a wonderful home in Idaho.

We got in a litter of purebred puppies that were thrown away in the middle of the field to fend for themselves in box.

Got in another dog... a mixed breed that attached itself to a purebred GSP... She was used as a bait dog in the pit bull rings. Terrified of the world. Adopted her and her companion to a horse farm only to be returned 2 years later. The purebred was fine... The mix breed was severely abused. The adoptive owners claimed she was kicked by a horse... x rays later showed her jaw was broken in three different places, both top and bottom... Vet said that these types of factures do not happen from a horse's foot. The new owner spent a lot of money to get the dogs face fixed.

:( :( :(

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Well said Judy.
Last Sunday was the first Sunday in 6 years that out Shelter closed it's doors at closing with no dogs. I wish I could say the same with cats.
This is our newest addition. He was tied to the front door, with a plastic bag filled with poop tied around his neck.
He is friendly and adorable, and we are thinking less then a year.
Currently nameless.

Why would they tie a poop bag around his neck?:confused:

I am assuming because he pooped in the house. You wouldn't believe how many people surrender their dogs because they aren't house broken. :(
We asked one couple what measures they had done to housebreak, and they replied "we rub his nose in it, and hit him everytime we see a mess".
It's just sad that someone thinks that violence is the cure all. I wonder if they would hit a toddler who messed in their pants.

My heart is just broken I can't help crying it is beyond my relm of thinking how someone could be so cruel! I just don't understand...
I just want to kiss and hug this poor baby and make sure that he never hurts again!

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I am assuming becasue he pooped in the house. You wouldn't believe how many people surrender their dogs becasue they aren't house broken. :(
We asked one couple what measures they had done to housebreak, and they replied "we rub his nose in it, and hit him everytime we see a mess".
It's just sad that someone thinks that violence is the cure all. I wonder if they would hit a toddler who messed in their pants.

I can't understand that way of training either you just have to be patient and consistent when training how hard is that??

It's hard, I feel that way too. But I have to put my emotions aside, and think of the animals. I dred going in there, everyday it takes everything I have inside of me to go in there and see those babies. But... if not me, then who?

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It's hard, i feel that way too. But I have to put my emotions aside, and think of the animals. I dred going in there, everyday it takes everything I have inside of me to go in there and see those babies. But... if not me, then who?

Indeed thank god for people like you! I have to hard of a time separating myself from the situation (hince the reason o have 4 dogs) they are my and my husbands other babies all rescued because I couldn't stand them not being loved

I guess it's unexplainable. Some people just don't understand or have the ability to treat all living things with kindness, some people just weren't taught, it's lack of knowledge. Some people really think they are doing what's right, and then some people are just idiots.
I have far more compassion for animals, then humans.
That's just the thing though, there will always be these people out there.